The hardware and systems required to reliably live, work, and travel between planets within a single star system. This includes robust life support (closed-loop air/water recyclers), radiation shielding, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) gear to make fuel and building materials from Martian soil or asteroid ice, and efficient propulsion like ion drives or nuclear thermal rockets. It's the practical, nuts-and-bolts tech that turns science fiction into a logistical reality, focusing on survival and sustainability in brutally hostile environments.
Example: "Forget fancy warp drives; interplanetary technology is about the grunt work. The Martian bulldozer that chews regolith to extract water ice, the printer that turns that ice into radiation shielding blocks, and the potato farm that thrives on your recycled poop. It's not glamorous, but it's how you don't die." Interplanetary Technologies
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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